Corner post for sectional stalls



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Filed June 5, 1950 4 SheetsE-Sheet 4 WILLIAM GEORGE 5mm ATTGRNE) Patented Sept. 16, 1952 CORNER POST FOR SECTIONAL STALLS William George Beatty, Fergus, Ontario, Canada,

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Application June 5, 1950, Serial No. 166,221 In Canada December 7, 1949 4 Claims. (01. 25s-27) This invention relates to a sectional stall and in particular to a post for a sectional animal pen which is so constructed that the pen can be readily assembled in any desired location and may be quickly disassembled when it is to be removed therefrom, the whole being accomplished with a minimum amount of labour and without the use of any special tools.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a corner post for a sectional animal pen or stall constructed and arranged so that the same can be assembled as single units or be assembled into a series which are connected and locked together and which have substantially the same stability as if they were permanently built into the building in which they are set up.

The corner post which is the subject matter of the present invention comprises a tubular upright member, upper and lower brackets carried by the member and arranged to support the adjoining ends of at least two adjacent panels, a pintle carried on the adjacent end of each panel and engageable in an eye formed in the supporting bracket to retain the panel against longitudinal and lateral movement, a locking sleeve rotatably mounted on the post adjacent the lower bracket, said sleeve having an upper cam shaped edge and a channel formed vertically in the inside wall of the sleeve, and a fixed pin of a length not greater than the depth of said channel projecting from the post and positioned to be engaged by said edge to force said sleeve into clamping engagement against the abutting ends of the panels supported by said lower bracket when said sleeve is rotated in one direction, said pin and channel registering with each other when the sleeve is rotated in the opposite direction from clamping engagement.

This and other objects are accomplished without requiring any alterations to be made in the building. Animal pens or stalls constructed according to this invention are particularly adapted for use in arenas and other places where it is necessary to provide temporary enclosures for exhibiting animals but which enclosures must be removed when the arena is required for other activities.

For an understanding of the invention, its construction and use, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a hog pen constructed according to this invention;

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary elevation of an intermediate corner post to show the means 2 i for connecting the panels of adjoining pens together, at the commencement of the assembly operation;

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary elevation similar to Figure 2 except that the panels are shown connected to the post;

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary elevation of one of the corner posts for the pen showing the locking means in its position prior to its being turned to the position shown in Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary elevation of the corner post shown in Figure 4 with connecting means turned to clamp the panels in position;

Figure 6 is an enlarged cross sectional view on the line 66, Figure 4 c Figure 7 is an enlarged cross sectional view on the line '|--'l, Figure 5;

Figure 8 is an enlarged plan view of the corner post shown in Figure 4 to show the'details of the panel support bracket;

Figure 9 is an enlarged plan view showing the locking means;

Figure 10 is a further enlarged plan view of the locking means shown in Figure 9; and

Figure 11 is an enlarged elevation of the looking means shown in Figure 10 but rotated anti-clockwise.

Figure 12 is an enlarged elevation of the locking means.

Like characters of reference refer to like parts throughout the specification and drawings.

Referring first to Figure 1 which is a perspective view of a hog pen constructed in accordance with this invention, I have shown one complete unit and part of a second unit which is considered to be suflicient to give a complete understanding of the nature of the invention, as each pen is built up in the same manner from parts corresponding to those which are disclosed in this view. Each pen comprises a front and rear panel and two side panels and four corner posts, adjoining stalls or pens being connected together by a common corner post. In cases where a series of interconnecting pens are to be assembled, adjoining pens will have common panels ormin divisions between adjacent pens. In the accompanying drawings, I have shown a complete front panel H), a portion of the front panel II of an adjoining pen, a side panel l2 which forms the outside wall of the'pen, and a side panel 45 (Figure 3) which forms the common panel between two adjoining pens.

The panels II), ll 12 and 45 are illustrated in their simplest form for use as a hog pen but may be altered in design to adapt them for confining cattle, horses or other animals providing they incorporate the means for attaching the panels to the corner posts to be more particularly described.

As the construction of each panel is basically the same insofar as it relates to the manner of connecting the same to a corner post with such differences as may be necessary to fit it int its proper place in the assembled pen, only such specific details as are necessary to explain the construction of my invention will be described. The panel comprises an upper rail l3 and a lower rail l4 which are connected together by tubular members [5. The panel l2 comprises an upper rail [8 and a lower rail [1, which are connected together by tubular bars l8; the panel ll comprises an upper rail l9 and a lower rail which are connected together by tubular bars 2| and the panel 45 comprises an upper rail 43 and a lower rail 44 connected together by tubular bars 45. At each end of each of the upper and lower rails is a downwardly pintle 42. In some cases it may be of advantage to attach one of the pintles 42 to the panel support bracket instead of attaching them to each end of the rails as illustrated in Figure 9. This assists in the assembly of the sections into their correct position.

There is illustrated in the drawings three corner posts, namely: end corner posts 22, 23 and an intermediate corner post 24 which serves as a corner post between the two adjoining pens. As any number of separate or interconnecting pens may be assembled by employing posts similar to the ones illustrated, it is considered unnecessary to describe the construction of posts other than those shown. The corner posts 22, 23 are identical in construction and therefore only the details of post 22 have been shown in the enlarged Figures 4, 5, 6 and '7. The post 22 is provided with upper and lower panel support brackets 25, 25 respectively. Each of the panel support brackets 25, 26 are similar to the plan view shown in Figure 8 and are formed with holes 28, 29 which are positioned at right angles to each other relative to the centers of the post. The brackets 25, 26 are attached to the post by welding and spaced apart vertically so that the upper rail of a panel will rest on the upper bracket while the lower rail will rest on the lower bracket.

The intermediate corner post it is similar in construction to theposts 22, 23 with this difference that the supporting brackets are constructed so that the two front panels and a side panel which forms the division between two adjacent stalls or pens may be connected thereto. Referring to Figures 2 and 3, it will be seen that the intermediate post 24 is provided with an upper panel support bracket 30 and a lower panel support bracket 35. Each bracket 30, 3: is formed with three holes 32, 33, 34. The holes 32, 34 are positioned diametrically opposite each other while the hole .33 is positioned centrally between the holes 32, 34.

Each post that is used in the construction of a single or multiple pen unit is provided with a locking sleeve 35 which is rotatably mounted on the post and may be slid vertically thereon. Figures l0, l1 and 12 show the details of construction of the locking sleeve 35. The inner diameter of the sleeve is slightly greater than the diameter of the post to provide clearance so that the sleeve will rotate and slide freely on the post. The lower end or" the sleeve is enlarged to form a flange 35 which engages against the ends of the lower rails of the panels to lockthe panels in assembled position as hereinafter described. The upper edge of the locking sleeve is made in the shape of a cam 37 which rides against the stud 39 projecting from the post, the stud being positioned with respect to the lower rail supporting brackets so that when the sleeve 35 is rotated, the cam 31 will ride against the stud 39 forcing the sleeve tightly against the lower rails and locks them in position. Drilled horizontally through the wall of the sleeve at its horizontal axis is a hole 40 which registers With a corresponding hole drilled through the post, the latter hole being positioned so that the hole 40 will register with it when the locking sleeve has been turned to its locked position. The sleeve is held in its locked position by a pin 41 which is entered through the hole 40 and the hole in the post with which it registers. Formed in the sleeve is a channel 4| which extends vertically the full depth of the sleeve and which opens into the interior of the sleeve and is positioned so that when the sleeve is turned to its unlocked position, the channel is brought into alignment with the stud 39, so that the sleeve can slid up the post and moved out of the way when assembling and disassembling the panels.

The assembly of various parts to form a stall or pen either as a single unit or as a series of stalls and pens connected together as a single unit is a simple operation which is quickly performed without the use of any special tools. The first step is to attach the side panel I2 to the end posts 22, 23 and this is accomplished by placing the pintles 42 which are at each end of the upper and lower rails l6, H in the holes 28 of the upper and lower brackets 25, 2B which are associated with posts 22, 23. One end of the upper and lower rails l3, I4 of the front panel :2 is then connected to the post 22 by inserting stud 42 in the holes 29 of the panel support brackets 25 and. the opposite end of those rails are connected to the post 24 by inserting the pintles 42 in the holes 32 of the upper and lower panel support brackets 30, 3| respectively.

The rear panel of the pen which may be similar to the panel is connected or attached to the post 23 and to a post corresponding to the post 24 in a similar manner. The panel which forms the division between adjoining pens and which is shown in Figure 3 has its upper and lower rails 43, 44 connected in a similar manner to the post 24 by inserting the pintles 42 in the holes 33 and the other end to a corresponding post situated at the rear. The front panel H of the next adjoining pen has one end connected to the post 24 and the other end to a similar post if there are more than two pens in the unit, or to a post similar to the post 22 if there are only two pens in the unit. The assembly of the pen is carried out until the same is completed, the end opposite to the one shown using end post similar to the post 22, 23.

In the foregoing description, I have described my invention as applied to a sectional hog pen. However, it is to be understood that the same is only by way of illustration as it will be apparent that this invention has other uses in addition to the one described, all of which are included in the following claims.

What I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States is:

l. A readily detachable coupling between a panel and post comprising a panel having upper and lower rails, a pintle at one end of the upper and lower rails projecting downwardly, a post having upper and lower brackets, said brackets being positioned on the post the distance of the upper and lower rails of the panel, each post bracket having a hole approximately the size of the rail pintles, a locking sleeve positioned between the upper and lower brackets on the post and encircling the post, said locking sleeve having a vertical channel in its inner wall and having its upper surface in the form of a cam, a stud projecting from the post at right angles thereto, said stud being short enough to enter the vertical channel in the locking sleeve, the locking sleeve engaging a panel rail when the rail pintle is positioned in the bracket hole and the cam surface of the sleeve engages the stud.

2. A readily detachable coupling between a panel and post comprising a panel having upper and lower rails, a pintle at one end of the upper and lower rails projecting downwardly, a

post having upper and lower brackets, said a brackets being positioned on the post the distance of the upper and lower rails of the panel, each post bracket having a hole approximately the size of the rail pintles, a locking sleeve positioned between the upper and lower brackets on the post and encircling the post, said locking sleeve having a vertical channel in its inner wall and having its upper surface in the form of a cam, a stud projecting from the post at right angles thereto, said stud being short enough to enter the vertical channel in the locking sleeve, the locking sleeve engaging a panel rail when the rail pintle is positioned in the bracket hole and the cam surface of the sleeve engages the stud, and. holes in alignment extending through the locking sleeve and post with a pin for entering the above mentioned holes to prevent the sleeve from being turned so that the stud will not enter the vertical channel in the locking sleeve.

3. A readily detachable coupling between a panel and post comprising a panel having upper and lower rails, a pintle at each end of the upper and lower rails projecting downwardly, a post having upper and lower brackets, said brackets being positioned on the posts the distance of the upper and lower rails of the panel, each post bracket having a hole approximately the size of the rail pintles, a locking sleeve post and encircling the post, said locking sleeve having a vertical channel formed in its inner wall, a cam shaped surface on the top edge of said sleeve, a stud projecting from the post and positioned to engage said cam surface to move said sleeve to its locking position when rotated in one direction to secure the panel to the post bracket and toregister the said vertical channel in said groove when rotated in the opposite direction to allow the sleeve to be slid upwardly on the post permitting the rails of the panel to be placed on and be removed from the post brackets. a

4. A readily detachable coupling between a panel and post comprising a panel having upper and lower rails, a post having upper and lower brackets, said brackets being positioned on the post the distance of the upper and lower rails of the panel, pintles connecting each of the upper and lower rails and upper and lower brackets, a hole to receive each pintle approximately the size of the pintle, a locking sleeve positioned between the upper and lower brackets on the post and encircling the post, said locking sleeve having a vertical channel in its inner wall and having its upper surface in the form of a cam, a stud projecting from the post at right angles thereto, said stud being short enough to enter the vertical channel in the locking sleeve, the locking sleeve engaging a panel rail when the pintle and pintle hole between the panel rail and bracket are connected and the projecting stud engages the cam surface of the locking sleeve.

between the upper and lower brackets on the WILLIAM GEORGE BEATTY.

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